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enIt's Been A Hard 12-Step Road For Zanzibar's Heroin Addictshttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/its-been-hard-road-12-step-zanzibars-heroin-addicts
Could a 12-step program, with its Christian roots, help addicts recover on a conservative Muslim island in the Indian Ocean?<p>Suleiman Mauly was desperate to find out. He'd been using heroin in his native Zanzibar since age 17. The island nation is a key stop for heroin smuggled from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Europe. An estimated 7 percent of the 1 million inhabitants are heroin addicts.<p>Mauly had tried to get clean a couple of times. It didn't work.Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:28:00 +0000Gregory Warner73505 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgIt's Been A Hard 12-Step Road For Zanzibar's Heroin AddictsA Former Child Soldier Will Stand Trial In The Hague For War Crimeshttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/international-criminal-court-try-former-child-soldier-war-crimes
He came to the International Criminal Court in The Hague Monday. He is the first member of Uganda's notorious <a href="http://www.warchild.org.uk/issues/the-lords-resistance-army">Lord's Resistance Army</a> who will stand trial for war crimes committed as a rebel commander.<p>At the ICC pretrial hearing he was asked to verify his identity. His name is Dominic Ongwen. He is 35.Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:06:00 +0000Gregory Warner73368 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgA Former Child Soldier Will Stand Trial In The Hague For War CrimesPolice Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer Fieldhttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/police-fire-tear-gas-kenyan-kids-protecting-soccer-field
Hundreds of elementary schools were protesting the illegal seizure of their playground by a private developer in Nairobi, Kenya, when police fired tear gas into the crowd.<p>The incident sparked outrage across the city — and on social media, where Kenyans tweeted with the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OccupyPlayGround&src=tyah">#OccupyPlayGround</a>.<p>But the shocking images and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSXo9sKMSZg">videos</a> of the ordeal provoked a surprisingly proactive response.Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:34:00 +0000Gregory Warner73249 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgPolice Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer FieldIn The World's Rape Capital, Doctors Fight Violence With Sciencehttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/worlds-rape-capital-doctors-fight-violence-science
Tina Amissi grew up in a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo with 26 brothers and sisters. When her mother insisted she drop out of school and help out around the house, it was her polygamous father — and his iron authority — who saved her.<p>Amissi's father supported her dream to go to medical school in the city of Bukavu. Even now, she gets so excited recounting the story that she can't stop from clapping.<p>"My father said, 'You'll leave your mother?' " Amissi recalls.Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:53:00 +0000Gregory Warner72323 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgIn The World's Rape Capital, Doctors Fight Violence With ScienceWhen A Rebel Is Homesick, He Might Be Willing To Surrenderhttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/when-rebel-homesick-he-might-be-willing-surrender
Today marked a U.N.Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:11:00 +0000Gregory Warner72195 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgWhen A Rebel Is Homesick, He Might Be Willing To SurrenderA 40-Day Vegan Fast, Then, At Last, A January Christmas Feasthttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/40-day-vegan-fast-then-last-january-christmas-feast
An Ethiopian kitchen can be a place of both succulence and self-denial.<p>In the kitchen of Abyssinia, a popular Ethiopian eatery in Nairobi, the owner, Abebe, demonstrates how his cook prepares the dish called <em>kitfo. </em>It's <a href="http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/kitfo.html" target="_blank">raw minced beef whipped together with cardamom and chili and a spicy butter</a>, with a texture and taste closer to delicate cheese than to steak tartar.<p><em>Kitfo</em> is actually Abebe's favorite food, but it's one he hasn't been allowed to eat for the past month.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 23:09:00 +0000Gregory Warner72152 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgA 40-Day Vegan Fast, Then, At Last, A January Christmas FeastDon't Bench That Dentist: A Guide To Ugandan English http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/dont-bench-dentist-guide-ugandan-english
You want to bench a pretty woman and launch your manifesto. Only you get bounced from her muzigo because she's pursuing a pensioner.<p>In the end, you were lucky. She's just a detoother who's after a rich guy.<p>Welcome to Uglish (pronounced "YOU-glish"), the Ugandan variant of English.Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:03:00 +0000Gregory Warner72007 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgDon't Bench That Dentist: A Guide To Ugandan English How To Pitch A Hamburger In A War Zonehttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/how-pitch-hamburgers-war-zone
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=How+To+Pitch+A+Hamburger+In+A+War+Zone&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxMzc2NzY1MDEyOTc4NzE3NThmMjc5MA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: <p>The Ukrainian economy is in trouble. The government's nearly bankrupt, but that has not stopped Ukrainian businesses from looking for investors. They're making the rounds of western financial capitals to drum up investment.Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:39:00 +0000Gregory Warner71945 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgWe're Down To 5 Northern White Rhinos: Is It Too Late For Babies?http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/were-down-5-northern-white-rhinos-it-too-late-babies
A 44-year-old northern white rhino named Angalifu died this week at the San Diego Zoo of old age.<p>Now only five animals remain in this subspecies, all in captivity. Four are females. The lone male lives in the <a href="http://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/about/news/hope-northern-white-rhinos-suni-and-najin-mate-twice">Ol Pejeta Conservancy</a> in Kenya.<p>So it would seem the northern white rhino is doomed to extinction.Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:28:00 +0000Gregory Warner71439 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgWe're Down To 5 Northern White Rhinos: Is It Too Late For Babies?Viral Videos Show Kenyan Women Assaulted For Wearing Miniskirtshttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/viral-videos-show-kenyan-women-assaulted-wearing-miniskirts
Earlier this month, a woman selling hard-boiled eggs at a bus station in Nairobi got into an argument with a customer over 70 cents she said he owed her.<p>The man mocked the mother of two — who was wearing a short skirt — for being "indecently dressed," then rallied dozens of nearby men to strip her naked while others filmed the mob attack with their cellphones.<p>The graphic video, instead of prompting arrests, was met with some approval on Kenyan social media. The miniskirt has been decried as a "foreign" blight on traditional African dress and values.Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:16:00 +0000Gregory Warner70412 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgViral Videos Show Kenyan Women Assaulted For Wearing Miniskirts